Tag: tollgate
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Lagos: Police keep peace at Lekki tollgate protest
Lagos: Police keep peace at Lekki tollgate protest Mobile policemen deployed at the Admiralty Lekki Phase 1 Toll Gate in Lagos State have restored normalcy to the area following attempted eruption of violent protest. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent monitoring the protest at the toll gate on Thursday, reports that some protesters had gathered…
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Ohanaeze rejects plan to toll Second Niger Bridge
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-political group of the Igbo tribe, has rejected a proposal by the Federal Government to erect a tollgate on the Second Niger Bridge. Many were excited when the Federal Government directed the opening of the new bridge for those travelling to that axis for the yuletide and new year holiday. But…
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Tollgates return as FG okays individual licences to build, maintain roads
The Federal Government says it will grant qualified individuals licences to build, operate and maintain roads. A document released by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, said, “The main objective of the initiative is to attract expertise and sustainable investment/funding in the development of road infrastructure and maximise the use of assets along the…